Are employers really rude lately? Or have they always been?

So, I’ve been doing a bit of job hunting to find a better position with a better salary. I’ve had some call backs, phone interviews, and in-person interviews. Now, I don’t mind so much when I don’t hear back after a phone interview, but when I’ve spent a good deal of my valuable time to go in and interview with several people, be told they really like me and I’m a strong candidate, and then hear nothing back. Seriously?? I don’t get it, are they just flat out being rude, keeping their options open, or what?

Now, I have taken the time to politely email them from time to time to ask how the interviewing process is going and if they need more info, and I get the typical “We are still going through the selection process and have not made a decision”. So, they don’t flat out tell me No, but they won’t say Yes either.

sigh So frustrating.

Anyone else dealing with this?